Agricultural. Tomato Mite. How to Treat Affected Crops
The tomato mite, which is responsible for a condition frequently referred to by growers as rust, occurred for the first time in this State in glasshouses…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1930
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Amalgamation of Dairy Companies
It will be noted from advertisement in this issue that a special general meeting of shareholders of Branxton Co-operative Dairy, Co., Ltd., is called…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dairying. Not Due to Dipping. Dermatitis in Cattle in Tick Area
Reference is made in a recent report of the Chief Veterinary Surgeon of the Department of Agriculture to cases of dormatitis reported by a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General Rain. Good Pails in Wheat Country. Farmers Jubilant. Sydney
The Weather Bureau reported this morning that it was raining steadily in almost every part of the State. There is…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pastoral. Prickly Pear Control. the Value of Destructive Insects
A recent statement of the Enthomologist of the Department of Agriculture indicates that while the effect of destructive insects on prickly pear…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Man on the Land Pastoral and Agricultural Advice. Notes by Experts
These notes are issued by the Department of Agriculture, under direction of the Minister, and based on experiments of the Department. Should any farmer desire information relevant to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Butter Industry. State Marketing Board. Minister's Reply to Mr. O'hearn
The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Thorby) stated to-day that his attention had been drawn to a report which appeared in the "Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sale of Dairy Farm
Messrs. Brooker and Lindeman report having sold privately, for Mr. G. Champion, of Camyr Allen, dairy farm of 117 acres at a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Market
Quiet conditions prevailed at Alexandria, the turnover in forage being meagre, whilst only one transaction was recorded in both grain and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairy Science Schools. North and North Coast Included
In continuance of the policy of giving instruction to dairy produce factory employees, arrangements have been made by the Director of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LOCAL & GENERAL East Maitland Farmers
A meeting of the farmers of East Maitland will be held in the Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland on Wednesday night next, May 14…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Singleton Wool
The Cheshunt clip form Mr J. Groves, Singleton, was among the offerings at Winchcombe, Carson's Sydney auction last Wednesday. The wool was of good…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Junior Farmers, Club Its Objects Explained
Mr J. Peacock, of the Singleton Public School, writes:— The committee of the Junior Farmers' Club would like to bring under the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool and its Rivals. Sheep's Staple Gaining Favor
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report Gth May, 1930:— Artificial silk and other fabrics have during the past six months been hard…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pastoral Industry. Better Wool Marketing. Other Countries Interested Willingnes to Co-operate
Pastorally the best news is that "wool is up." General feeling in the trade and industry is that the tide has definitely turned. While everyone is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rich Yield. Wheat Millions. Boom Crop
With a total of 4,200,000 acres under wheat in Victoria this year it is not impossible that there will be an increase of £150,000,000 in Australia's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle Wool Auctions
The New England, North and North-west Producers' Co., Ltd. (Nenco), report that they have now held seven wool sales at Newcastue during the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Sales. Hardening Tendency in Sydney
Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 9540 bales, and the sales…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy Loss. Travelling Cattle—106 Die in One Day
Out of a mob of 538 cattle travelling for agistment country 106 died within 24 hours on the stock route on Wingadee-road, 11 miles from Coonamble. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Amalgamation of Dairy Companies
A special general meeting of shareholders of Branxton Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., is called for Thursday, 22nd. May, when the Board will place…
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